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Updyke receives 3 years for Auburn tree poisoning

Friday - 3/22/2013, 9:00pm EDT

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama fan who poisoned the iconic Toomer's Corner oak trees at rival Auburn has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Court filings Friday show that Harvey Updyke Jr. pleaded guilty to damaging an agricultural facility. The sentence requires him to serve at least six months in jail and spend five years on supervised probation. He has been credited with 104 days already served.